“100 Lashes if You Don’t Die Laughing”
The Paris offices of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo were destroyed in an arson attack after it “invited” the Islamic Prophet Mohammed to be its “guest editor.”
Islam in Europe
Immigrants Want Cross Removed from Swiss Flag
An immigrant group based in Bern has called for the emblematic white cross to be removed from the Swiss national flag because as a Christian symbol it “no longer corresponds to today’s multicultural Switzerland.”
France Bans Muslim Street Prayers
The French government has enacted a new law prohibiting Muslims from praying in the streets. But on the first day of the ban hundreds of Muslims defied the law by taking over streets and sidewalks in Paris and other French cities to pray.
Islamic Sharia Law Court Opens in Belgium
An Islamic Sharia law court has been established in Antwerp, the second-largest city in Belgium.
Greece to Build First Official Mosque in Athens
The Greek Parliament has approved a controversial plan to build a taxpayer-funded mega-mosque in Athens.
European ‘No-Go’ Zones for Non-Muslims Proliferating
Islamic extremists are stepping up the creation of “no-go” areas in European cities that are off-limits to non-Muslims.
Europeans Are Major Force Behind Second Gaza Flotilla
The Gaza Strip has become an obsession in Europe, where Socialists have joined arms with Islamists in a ‘Red-Green Alliance’ aimed at isolating and delegitimizing Israel.
The Netherlands to Abandon Multiculturalism
The Dutch government says it will abandon the long-standing model of multiculturalism that has encouraged Muslim immigrants to create a parallel society within the Netherlands.
Britain Creating Parallel Islamic Financial System
A British firm has launched a Sharia-compliant pension fund that will enable Muslims to save for retirement in compliance with Islamic principles, and the British government will begin offering Muslim workers Sharia-compliant pensions as of 2012.
Muslim Immigration Transforms Finnish Politics
Finland’s political map has been redrawn in the aftermath of parliamentary elections on April 17, when the nationalist True Finns Party won more votes than the governing party and now stands on the cusp of political power.
France: Burqa Ban Goes Into Effect
France’s much-debated “burqa ban” entered into force on April 11. The new law, which prohibits the wearing of Islamic body-covering burqas and face-covering niqabs in all public spaces in France, comes amid rising frustration that the country’s estimated 6.5 million Muslims are not integrating into French society.
Free Speech on Trial in Austria
The trial of Austrian anti-Sharia activist Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff for “denigrating” Islam has major implications for free speech in Europe.
